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Tuesday, April 12, 2005

2008...2008? What The Hell's Going On In 2008?

No matter where she goes, Hilary Clinton gets the same question: Is she going to run for president in 2008? The answer has been the same, although it has taken many forms. She is concentrating on her Senate campaign in 2006. Some people like her. Some people don't. Hell, some people hate her. But... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 8, 2005

Bush Low, Congress Lower

According to a new AP/Ipsos poll, president Bush's approval rating is at an all-time low: 44%. Personally, I'm still amazed that anyone approves of him at all. Be that as it may, his numbers are better than Congress'. They garnered a mere 37%. Why such low ratings? Several factors seem to be... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 6, 2005

Texan DeLay About To Fall Off His High Horse

Slapped with three alleged ethics violations by the House Ethics Committee (chaired by a fellow Republican), Republican House Majority Leader (Texas) Tom DeLay finds himself under a lot of fire. But being masters of the spin, conservative groups and fellow Republicans are claiming that it is all... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 4, 2005

Medal Of Honor Awarded

Army Sergeant 1st Class Paul Ray Smith was awarded the Medal Of Honor posthumously today by President Bush in a ceremony where Smith's 11-year-old son, David, received the medal. It is only the third such medal, the nation's highest honor for valor, to be awarded since the Vietnam War, the first for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 31, 2005

Global Nuclear Non-Proliferation

What a bunch of dreamers we are here in America. A new poll conducted by AP/Ipsos states that two-thirds of America beleives that no nation, including the United States, should have nuclear weapons. Most beleive that there will be a nuclear exchange between nations by 2010. And many Americans fear... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Powell For President

In an interview in the German magazine, Stern, former Secretary of State Colin Powell says that he is still furious at having delivered false information about WMDs in Iraq to the United Nations. He says he'll have to live with that. He also stated that there was too much bluster and rhetoric on the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 29, 2005

Shortchanging The IRS

The IRS estimates that Americans are bilking the government out of at least $300 billion dollars, mostly by underestimating income. Even with increased auditing and stiffer penalties and fines, this shortchanging is hurting the government, claims the IRS, forcing the tax burden onto undeserving... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 27, 2005

Religious Right Mobilizing In Ohio

The fastest growing churches in Ohio, leaders covering a number of denominations from Pentecostal to Baptist to Catholic, are banning together, ostensibly to gain control of Ohio politics. Their goal is register a half million voters by 2006, to alter Ohio politics in favor of conservative... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 23, 2005

Patriot Act Under Fire

Conservatives and liberals are banding together, making the argument stronger that several provisions of the Patriot Act are intrusive and detrimental to the civil liberties of the people it was passed to protect -- American citizens. Although Dubya and Attorney General Gonzalez are calling for a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 21, 2005

How Do We Get A Reliable Illegal Alien Statistic?

The Pew Hispanic Center, a nonprofit survey group, has issued a report that states that the undocumented illegal alien population in the United States has soared to over 10 million. These numbers are derived from records of expired visas, migrant workers overstaying they're migrant status, some of... Sign in to see full entry.

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